over the national debt ceiling but he wants congress to raise the debt limit. lawmakers threatened inaction on that and credited rating was downgraded. >> as i said earlier this week, one thing i won't compromise is congress should pay for a tab they already racked up. if congress refuses to give the ability to pay bills on time, global economy could be catastrophic. last time they threatened this action our entire economy suffered for it. >> katie: the republican response by michigan congressman dave kemp, it's i'm to identify responsible ways to tackle wasteful spending. >>> white house officials say president obama is expected to nominate chuck hagel of nebraska to be defense secretary. >> the scandal over hidden cash has taken a new turn with release of a scathing report. it turns out the money was hidden for more than 12 years. capitol core dental nannette miranda explains. >> 70 state parks were scheduled to shut down last summer because of budget shortfalls but just as the closures were about to happen a surplus of $54 million was found hidden in two of